B. Arch., University of Toronto; S.M. Arch. S.,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

John Dale's professional career includes several years as a designer with Ron Thom in Toronto, a long term affiliation with Barton Myers Associates as a Senior Associate, first in Toronto and then in Los Angeles, and four years with Perkins & Will as Design Team Leader and Associate Principal of the Pasadena studio. As an independent architect, he has designed a variety of residential and institutional projects, including a chapel and parish hall for the Church of Our Saviour in San Gabriel.

He is currently Associate Principal and Studio Designer for the K-12 studio of Fields Devereaux Architects and Engineers. His educational projects have been honored with numerous awards at the national, state and local levels. An experienced communicator, John Dale has lectured and taught at MIT, UCLA, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona and participated symposia, design reviews and competition juries. He is currently teaching a Topic Studio at USC's School of Architecture where is he is a regular instructor. His articles and projects have appeared in books and monographs as well as journals, including: LA Architect, Spazio e Società/Space and Society Magazine, Architectural Record, and the LA Forum for Architecture and Urban Design Newsletter (on line).

John Dale has been Chair of the Urban Design Committee and member of the Board of Directors for the Los Angeles Chapter of the American Institute of Architects and the California Council of the AIA. He is currently past president of the LA Chapter and Chair of the Urban Design Task Force for AIC CC. He is also an active Board Member of the Armory Center for the Arts in Pasadena.